James Travis Medlock (1826 - 1885)

Born 7 May 1826 in Sullivan Township, in Brewston,, USA [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Cornelia (Jones) Medlock — married 16 Sep 1848 in South Carolina, USA

Husband of Martha Jane (Babb) Medlock — married 11 May 1862 in Laurens, South Carolina, USA

Descendants

Died 26 Nov 1885 at age 59 in Sullivan Township, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

James Medlock served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1863
Mustered out: April 25, 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Company A, 6th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry, Butler's Brigade Under Captain M.A. Sullivan

Name

James Travis Medlock

Military Service

Company A, 6th Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry, Butler's Brigade

"Organization and History

"This unit was originally called the 16th Battalion South Carolina Partisan Rangers - Aiken's Regiment, the 1st Reg. South Carolina Partisan Rangers, and Aiken's 1st Regiment South Carolina Partisan Rangers. It was a part of the state militia troops. The men were formally mustered into Confederate service as the 16th Battalion, South Carolina Cavalry on July 23, 1862. The 6th South Carolina Cavalry was then organized in January 1863, using the 16th Battalion as its nucleus.

"Some of the men were from Columbia, including several students from The Citadel Academy. The 6th Cavalry saw action at Willstown and Pon Pon River in South Carolina, and then moved to Virginia with about 1,000 men and was assigned to the Cavalry Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia. Assigned to General Matthew C. Butler's brigade, the regiment participated in the Wilderness and Cold Harbor operations and in various conflicts south of the James River. Later, it was engaged in the Carolinas Campaign assigned to Logan's Brigade.

"The depleted regiment surrendered with the Army of Tennessee at Bennett Place in North Carolina"^[1]

Under Captain M.A. Sullivan from 1863 until 25 April 1865.

Parents

FATHER

James MEDLOCK

MOTHER

Sallie JONES

Marriages

James Travis MEDLOCK

Male

BIRTH

7 May 1826

DEATH

26 November 1885

Spouse (1)

Cornelia Emaline Narcissa Lafayette JONES

Cornelia Jones Medlock (1828 - 1861)

MARRIAGE

16 September 1848

Spouse (2)

Martha Jones BABB

Martha Babb Medlock (1837 - 1927)

MARRIAGE

11 May 1862^[2]

1880 Federal Census

United States Census, 1880

Name James T Medlock

Event Type Census

Event Date 1880

Event Place Sullivan, Laurens, South Carolina, United States

Gender Male

Age 54

Marital Status Married

Race White

Race (Original) W

Occupation Farmer

Relationship to Head of Household Self

Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Self

Birth Year (Estimated) 1826

Birthplace South Carolina, United States

Father's Birthplace South Carolina, United States

Mother's Birthplace South Carolina, United States

Note ORIG DATA

Sheet Letter A

Sheet Number 215

Person Number 0

Volume 2

HOUSEHOLD

Family links:

• Parents:
  • James Medlock (1800 - 1837)
  • Sarah Jones Medlock (1801 - 1882)

• Spouses:
  • Cornelia Jones Medlock (1828 - 1861)
  • Martha Babb Medlock (1837 - 1927)

• Children:

1. Sallie J. Medlock Moore (1849–1924)
2. Henrietta Medlock (1854–1855)
3. Kate Medlock (1854–1943)
4. James Travis Medlock (1856–1920)
5. Mazy Ann Medlock (1859–1871)
6. Cornelia M. Medlock Taylor (1862–1949)
7. Clara Alice Medlock Balentine (1863–1922)
8. James Arthur Medlock (1865–1936)
9. Emma E. Medlock Pickens (1867–1959)
10. Joseph B. Medlock (1868–1948)
11. Mattie Othella Medlock Downey (1870–1959)
12. Nannie Eudora Medlock Balentine (1876–1955)
13. Sudie Medlock (1877–1943)
14. Julia Medlock (1879–1940)
15. Walter H. Medlock (1880–1959)

• Siblings:
  • James Travis Medlock (1826 - 1885)
  • Sarah L Cluck (1836 - 1899)

Memorial

James Travis Medlock

Birth: May 7, 1826

Death: Nov. 26, 1885

"Mr. J. T. Medlock, Sr., died last Thursday, the 26th November, at his residence near Brewerton. Rev. W. H. Ariail preached the funeral at the residence of the deceased, to a large and sorrowful audience. He leaves a large family to mourn thier loss, and they have the sympathy of the community, for a good man is gone, and to them their loss is irreparable. Disease, typhoid fever."

-The Laurensville Herald, December 4, 1885

Inscription:

He lived a true man and humble Christian and died "the death of the righteous."

2nd Stone:

J TRAVIS MEDLOCK

CO A 6 SC CAV

CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY

MAY 7 1826 NOV 26 1885

Burial:

Medlock Puckett Knight Cemetery,

Ware Shoals, Laurens County, South Carolina, USA

Find A Grave: Memorial #107474593^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ 6th Regiment SCC Wikipedia
2. ↑ (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (Index Link : accessed 2016-07-06), entry for James Travis /MEDLOCK/.)
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (Index Link : 24 December 2015), James T Medlock, Sullivan, Laurens, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 105, sheet 215A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1233; FHL microfilm 1,255,233.
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #107474593 Created by: Deck Balentine

• 6th Regiment SCC FSWiki

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8R2-RMF : 17 October 2014), James F Medlock, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 89, family 681, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,000.

See also:

• Ancestry.com

James Travis Medlock BIRTH 7 May 1826 DEATH 26 Nov 1885 (aged 59) BURIAL Medlock Puckett Knight Cemetery Ware Shoals, Laurens County, South Carolina, USA MEMORIAL ID 107474593 · View Source

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Acknowledgments

• This person was created through the import of JDS_09_17_10.ged on 09 February 2011.